CATHOLIC PRIEST KIDNAPPED AND KILLED IN NIGERIA
Rev father
Cyriacus Onunkwo was kidnapped from his vehicle in Orlu town in Orlu area of
the state on Friday morning by unknown gunmen.
According to
Punch, Onunkwo was kidnapped while driving Friday and was taken to Omumma, in
the Oru East Local Government Area of the state.
His lifeless body was found on Saturday.
A member of the priest’s family told the newspaper that
he was returning home to organise the funeral of his father when he was
kidnapped at gunpoint.
He said, “The priest, Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo, who
hailed from Osina, in the Ideato North LGA, and worked in Orlu diocese, was on
a mission. He came home to prepare for the burial of his father, who died last
week.
“Some kidnappers abducted him at Nkwito Junction,
Amaifeke Orlu, at about 7 pm on September 1, 2017.
“The priest died in their custody and his father is still
in a mortuary. People are no more afraid of God.”
Confirming the incident, the state Commissioner of
Police, Chris Ezike, described it as “worrisome.”
The CP added that “The command’s State Criminal
Investigation and Intelligence Department has taken over the matter.”
This is horrible. What is this country doing about the militants who take the lives of innocent people? Not enough!! They need to find, charge and sentence these animals who perform criminal acts such as this.
ReplyDeleteHow tragic and terribly sad. This world is in dire straights. People need God more than ever. Will we ever see peace? I am sure he went straight to Heaven. Resting in the loving arms of Jesus. Reunited with his father. He probably forgave his killers too.May he rest in God's eternal peace.
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